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<blockquote data-quote="Technik4" data-source="post: 662761" data-attributes="member: 7211">Golfbag FailureThe golfbag might be a good way to go for a paranoid low level character who rolled high on their gold roll. But when it gets to the point where the character says &quot;I can either afford to raise my sword from mwk to +1, or I can buy a few more mwk weapons..just in case&quot;.As far as metagaming out of existence? No. As a DM I would simply try to explain to the player that I try to keep a reign on how much magic each character has, so that it does not become a monty haul campaign. As such, you will need to make choices. If you want to spend 2,000 gold on HHH instead of a +1 weapon, thats fine. But what if some of the monsters have DR 5/+1 (as Im reasonably sure they will)? The point is a fighter will NOT be able to cover every DR base in the MM (I fervently hope not at least, maybe at higher levels if they sacrifice a powerful weapon for many weak ones, which of course is a trade-off, an option).If it is a DR 15 monster the characters will be high enough level to either cast a spell to improve the fighter, pool their resources to buy something new for the fighter, the fighter can maybe forge his own special weapons (!!!) and have the wizard enchant them. Theres a lot of possibilities, and it all just opens up the fighting classes that much more. People can compare their fighters at all levels, and not only will the race and feats be different, but what type of greatsword they chose, or what mods they chose to get on it as they progressed.If you track PC wealth, the golfbag should not be an issue. Do I use my +2 greatsword of wounding, my +1 Cold Iron Maul, or should I go rooting through the &quot;bag&quot; will not be an issue, imo. Youll have 2 primary weapons and a ranged weapon, not a bag.Technik</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Technik4, post: 662761, member: 7211"] [b]Golfbag Failure[/b] The golfbag might be a good way to go for a paranoid low level character who rolled high on their gold roll. But when it gets to the point where the character says "I can either afford to raise my sword from mwk to +1, or I can buy a few more mwk weapons..just in case". As far as metagaming out of existence? No. As a DM I would simply try to explain to the player that I try to keep a reign on how much magic each character has, so that it does not become a monty haul campaign. As such, you will need to make choices. If you want to spend 2,000 gold on HHH instead of a +1 weapon, thats fine. But what if some of the monsters have DR 5/+1 (as Im reasonably sure they will)? The point is a fighter will NOT be able to cover every DR base in the MM (I fervently hope not at least, maybe at higher levels if they sacrifice a powerful weapon for many weak ones, which of course is a trade-off, an option). If it is a DR 15 monster the characters will be high enough level to either cast a spell to improve the fighter, pool their resources to buy something new for the fighter, the fighter can maybe forge his own special weapons (!!!) and have the wizard enchant them. Theres a lot of possibilities, and it all just opens up the fighting classes that much more. People can compare their fighters at all levels, and not only will the race and feats be different, but what type of greatsword they chose, or what mods they chose to get on it as they progressed. If you track PC wealth, the golfbag should not be an issue. Do I use my +2 greatsword of wounding, my +1 Cold Iron Maul, or should I go rooting through the "bag" will not be an issue, imo. Youll have 2 primary weapons and a ranged weapon, not a bag. Technik [/QUOTE]

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